AEG Power Solutions and Kennesaw National Battlefield Park Preserve
History by Preserving the Earth

Historic battleground turns to national renewable power solutions
provider for sustainable infrastructure design and installation

December 14, 2010 10:33 AM Eastern Standard Time

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park, an American Civil War
battlefield on the outskirts of Atlanta, Ga., has become a landmark in
America’s move towards renewable energy. Leveraging more than a century
of power solutions knowledge and expertise, AEG Power Solutions created
a new, sustainable power infrastructure for the acclaimed Kennesaw
Mountain Visitor Center. As the premier provider
of turnkey solar solutions to North America, AEG Power
Solutions designed, engineered and installed a solar energy system, LED
lamps and a new roof with more insulating material to generate renewable
energy and increase energy efficiency. In all, the photovoltaic (PV)
system is expected to generate more than 67,000 kW-hr per year of energy
and the LED lamps and roof with improved insulation will reduce overall
power consumption throughout the facility.

“The Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park is meant to preserve
history,” said Kaivon Mortazavi, VP, North America for AEG Power
Solutions. “However, in order to preserve historical monuments such as
Kennesaw, we must also do our part to preserve the environment. As part
of a historically significant company, it was important for all of us at
AEG Power Solutions to develop a truly effective sustainable solution to
power Kennesaw for future generations.”

The entire rooftop solar system on the Kennesaw Visitor Center consists
of 288 modules from Georgia-based panel manufacturer Suniva. AEG PS
leveraged its unique power
solutions expertise to engineer the PV system to maximize the
output. In order to account for the visitor center roof’s differing
height and pitch throughout the surface area, AEG PS designed the PV
panel placement to maximize long-term sun exposure and minimize shading
effects.

“The National Park Service and Kennesaw Mountain officials recognized
the importance of being able to maximize the output of their renewable
energy installation and we couldn’t have been happier that they asked us
to design, engineer and install a system that could achieve all of their
goals,” said Mortazavi. “Taking the proper steps and making the right
design decisions when creating a solar system is crucial to maximizing
your return on investment as well as proving that solar is a viable
alternative energy platform.”

In addition to installing a new solar system, AEG PS retrofit LED
lighting throughout the visitor center. The LED lighting will help the
national park cut costs by lowering the power consumption. In addition,
because the lamps were retrofit, AEG PS was able to minimize
installation hard costs by preserving the existing lighting fixtures. On
average, LED lighting consumes less than half the power than that of
traditional fluorescent lights and can last up to 60,000 hours (more
than six times the lifespan of traditional fluorescent lighting).

“Our technical knowledge of renewable power solutions and our ability to
apply that to what Kennesaw Mountain officials were trying to achieve is
what helped us stand out,” said Walt Marusak, senior project manager,
AEG Power Solutions. “In the end, we were able to create an incredibly
efficient and effective sustainable infrastructure and reduce the
center’s environmental impact while allowing them to take full advantage
of their investment. It was a great collaborative effort and we can’t
wait to watch their electric usage decline while their energy generation
soars.”

The installation was featured in a presentation for National Park
Service facility managers on November 18 which allowed them to see the
installation first-hand as well as learn more about the projected
results. Due to having one of the highest visitor counts of all Civil
War-related national parks in the United States, Kennesaw Mountain
National Battlefield Park will serve as a demonstration for future
renewable energy implementations in other national parks across the
United States.

AEG PS implements and supports turnkey solar systems that enable places
such as commercial buildings and industrial parks to utilize clean,
renewable energy. Its solar systems feature solar panels, solar
inverters, monitoring, diagnostics and communications equipment, all of
which can be supported by smart-grid-enabled standards and can be
monitored and maintained by AEG PS. As a Solar Electric Power
Association (SEPA) and Green Grid member, AEG PS is dedicated to
providing its customers with renewable energy alternatives, such as
solar, which will decrease environmental impact as well as reduce energy
costs. With energy conservation and other green practices emerging as a
critical part of day-to-day operations, AEG
PS helps educate companies on the promise of renewable energy
systems and leads them toward a greener tomorrow.

AEG Power Solutions is a world provider of premium power electronics. It
offers one of the world’s most comprehensive product and service
portfolios in power conversion and control, for customers spanning the
infrastructure markets of energy, telecom, lighting, transportation and
general industrial sectors. System solutions from AEG PS are designed to
interface with the electrical power grid and to offer power solutions
for mission-critical applications in harsh environments, such as power
plants, offshore oil rigs, chemical refineries, and utility-scale
renewable energy plants. The company has developed a full range of
products for the solar energy industry, from solar inverters to turnkey
solutions and is investing in solutions that will enable distributed
power generation and smart micro-grids.

Renowned for engineering excellence, the company’s customers benefit
from over a century of expertise and field proven products.

Headquartered near Amsterdam, AEG PS generated revenue of €400 million
in 2009 with more than 1,500 employees around the world.

AEG Power Solutions became a public company in 2009 following a business
combination with 3W Power Holdings Ltd. (formerly Germany1 Acquisition
Ltd). Shares in the combined company are listed on Euronext Amsterdam
(ticker: 3WP).

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